English Dictionary

American Dream

名詞

慣用表現 単数形

(idiomatic) A widespread determination by Americans to provide their children with a better upbringing than their parents were able to provide for them.

日本語の意味

アメリカンドリーム：米国において、親が子供により良い育成環境や生活の向上を提供しようとするという、広く共有される理念・信念。

Many immigrant families work tirelessly because they believe the American Dream means providing their children with a better upbringing than their parents had.

多くの移民家庭は、親より子どもにより良い育ちを与えようとするアメリカ人の間で広く共有された決意を信じているため、必死に働いている。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A widespread determination by Americans to provide their children with a better upbringing than their parents were able to provide for them.

They are not racists or sick; they are not guilty of the crime that plagues the land. They are black and they are white —they're native born and foreign born—they're young and they're old. […] They give drive to the spirit of America. They give lift to the American Dream.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) A philosophy that with perseverance, courage and determination, anyone can prosper and achieve success.

If America has stood for anything unique in the history of the world, it has been for the American dream, the belief in the common man and the insistence upon his having, as far as possible, equal opportunity in every way with the rich one.